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Definition of "honor" []

  • High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. (noun)
  • Good name; reputation. (noun)
  • A source or cause of credit: was an honor to the profession. (noun)
  • Glory or recognition; distinction. (noun)
  • A mark, token, or gesture of respect or distinction: the place of honor at the table. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "honor" in a sentence
  • ""Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially --," 1 Tim.v. 17: whether we take _double honor_ here for reverence or maintenance, or both; yet how can we esteem the _elders ruling well worthy of double honor_ without some submission to their rule?"
  • "_Let them be counted worthy of double honor: _ or, _Let them be dignified with double honor_."
  • "We should honor, love and _obey_ our parents while we are young; and we should still _love_ and _honor_ them when we are older."